nothing is harmless            
                       
                                          
 a  dream is around you,  but also inside 
 you,  and usually  you  don't leave  the 
             familiar modes.              
      sometimes you are careless, but     
 sometimes the  nightmare  comes  to you. 
                                          
 it may shock  you.  it  may lure you in. 
 even if  you  are  afraid,  it's  likely 
      you're just dreaming normally.      
                                          
 a nightmare  sinks  it's teeth in you. a 
      nightmare follows you back up.      
         waking is not escaping.          
                                          
 it dissolves  or  it  lingers. maybe  it 
          crawls away and hides.          
                                          
 or it could be a parasite that  has been 
 growing inside  you, graceful enough not 
                 to kill.